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Day 2 of the 14 Day Productive Living Program- How to Plan for your Month

Monday, February 2, 2015

Welcome to Day 2 of
the 14 Day Productive Living Program.

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my blog for the first time then I'd like to say "Welcome to my
blog!!!". This 2015 my word has been "EMBARK" and to live with
that word I decided to create my very first program for SavingsPinay. For the
next 14 days I will be giving blogposts that will make you realize the
importance of living productively.

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this productive living program!!!

Day 2- How to Plan
for a Month

Monthly planning is
all about structuring your yearly goals and putting them into their proper time
frame. Since yearly planning will be very broad it is important to concentrate
on your months to further enhance your way on productive living.

We only have 12
months in a year and this makes it easier to divide the tasks of the year to a
more specific deadlines. How your month goes is crucial for how your how your
year ends depend on it alone. Though you may start to plan for the year but
failed to create a monthly goals it will be lesser for you take action for the
necessities of 2015.

I personally love
monthly calendars! Whenever I choose a planner my main deciding factor is how
good and how wide the monthly calendar is. It is always nice to see the month
at a glance and to quickly have a view on what will happen. I also love
decorating my planner's monthly calendar for I can just over do it without
ruining the purpose.

Here are the top
things you need to remember when planning on how your month will go.

#1. BLOCK OFF any
special events and holidays

If a month includes
a special event such as birthday, anniversary, monthsary, team building and
party thenmake sure to block them off
on the monthly planner. This will help you remember the said special date
better. It is also ideal to take note of the holidays for you can use them to
plan your "me time" and also how you'll use your vacation leaves at
work.

#2. ASK yourself the
TOP 3 MUSTS DO's of the Month

For sure you have
that 3 things you just needed to do for the month. For some this will be more
but I encourage just listing 3 things or issues that are critical and needs to
be solved for the said month. This is to not create a sudden burn out on your part.

Your Top 3 Must Do's
can be of different categories. Just identify the major things.

#3. LIST some
projects, routines or habits you want to take action to

Remember how in How
to Plan for a Year post I mentioned about the different areas of our life where
we can create goals. Then make sure to list your "Next Actions" and
set a target month for you to just accomplish them. You can list your projects
such as (maybe) starting your own blog, investing in stock market or reading a
book and making an essay afterwards. Also list the routines and habits that you
want to perfect for the month.

Ideas to Include in
your monthly plan

Yourto do's

Your monthly budget

Your monthly grocery
list

Your monthly bills
to pay

Your monthly action
plan

Another idea that
could spice up your monthly plan is to associate them with a monthly theme.
Your January could be "Resolution Month" wherein you will just go
over things that you need to resolve so that month will go well. You can use
the freebie "RESTART Checklist" for this. February can be your
"Me Time Month" wherein you'll focus in pampering yourself.

Keep your monthly
plan fun and moving by further stretching them out for the week and daily
planning next on Day 3 and Day 4 of the 14 Day Productive Living Program.

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